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Kopin KOPN

US equityMarket cap rank #3388Electronic Components AI glasses concept stocks

$4.57 −$0.31 (-6.35%)

Pre-market · Oct 8, 9:10 am ET · After hours $4.63 +1.31%

Open$4.80

Prev close$4.88

Day range$4.54 – $4.84

Volume2.97M

Market cap$825.43M

P/E (TTM)114.3

Dividend yield–

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership59.9%-1.99 pts vs. prior quarter

Institutions holding233+0 vs. prior quarter

Insider trades (recent)27 buys / 20 sellsNet buying

Short interest14.52% of floatDays to cover 8.5 · as of 15 Sep 2026

Short-sale volume share21.7%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$2.58M (6 inflow days, 14 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.

The five largest holders on file together own 31.1% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

State Street Global Advisors9.54%
BlackRock8.23%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.99%
AWM Investment Company Inc4.47%
Telemark Asset Management, LLC3.90%
Royce & Associates, LP3.32%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.57%
Venetus Limited2.12%

By investor type

Mutual Fund41.14%
Hedge Fund13.51%
Private Company2.88%
Individual/Insider2.82%
Public Company1.55%
Family Office/Trust0.45%
Insurance Company0.23%
Government Pension Fund0.06%

Reported short interest has fallen from 15.69% to 14.52% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Recent institutional activity

Holder	Type	Period	Share change	New stake
Main Management ETF Advisors, LLC	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+287,400	0.2%
Nuveen Asset Management LLC	Insurance Company	2026/Q3	+364,576	0.2%
State Street Global Advisors	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+5,778,720	9.5%
BlackRock	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+2,690,881	8.2%
Two Sigma Investments, LP	Hedge Fund	2026/Q3	+2,247,798	1.3%
Morgan Stanley	Public Company	2026/Q3	+1,350,129	0.8%
Squarepoint OPS LLC	Hedge Fund	2026/Q3	+1,172,369	0.8%
Voloridge Investment Management, LLC	Hedge Fund	2026/Q3	+867,506	0.5%
Next Century Growth Investors LLC	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+834,345	0.6%
LPL Financial LLC	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+783,398	0.4%
Russell Investment Management, LLC	Mutual Fund	2026/Q3	+697,514	0.6%
Millennium Management LLC	Hedge Fund	2026/Q3	+686,596	0.5%
Trexquant Investment LP	Hedge Fund	2026/Q3	+543,015	0.3%
Josh Arnold Investment Consultant, LLC	Family Office/Trust	2026/Q3	+450,000	0.3%
Apis Capital Advisors, LLC	Hedge Fund	2026/Q3	+400,000	0.2%

Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.

Insider transactions

Date	Insider	Title	Transaction	Shares	Price	Held after
9 Jun 2026	Margaret Seif	Independent Director	Other Acquisition	+64,500	–	193,500
9 Jun 2026	Paul Walsh	Director	Other Acquisition	+64,500	–	193,500
9 Jun 2026	David Nieuwsma	Director	Other Acquisition	+64,500	–	258,000
9 Jun 2026	Jill Avery	Independent Director	Other Acquisition	+64,500	–	223,500
5 May 2026	Paul Baker	COO for Government & Industrial and Strategic Business Officer	Automatic Disposition	-58,939	$4.90	420,025
4 May 2026	Paul Baker	COO for Government & Industrial and Strategic Business Officer	Automatic Disposition	-1,041	$4.90	478,964
27 Apr 2026	Paul Baker	COO for Government & Industrial and Strategic Business Officer	Automatic Disposition	-116,860	$3.95	480,005
16 Apr 2026	Michael Murray	Chief Executive Officer	Automatic Disposition	-96,800	$3.01	2,771,122
14 Apr 2026	Michael Murray	Chief Executive Officer	Automatic Disposition	-63,200	$3.01	2,867,922
12 Apr 2026	Michael Murray	Chief Executive Officer	Automatic Disposition	-187,920	$2.80	2,931,122
25 Mar 2026	Michael Murray	Chief Executive Officer	Automatic Disposition	-5,413	$2.25	3,119,042
24 Mar 2026	Michael Murray	Chief Executive Officer	Automatic Disposition	-33,334	$2.32	3,124,455
4 Jan 2026	Paul Baker	COO for Government & Industrial and Strategic Business Officer	Other Acquisition	+72,000	–	596,865
4 Jan 2026	Michael Murray	Chief Executive Officer	Other Acquisition	+583,658	–	3,157,789
4 Jan 2026	Michael Murray	Chief Executive Officer	Other Derivative Acquisition	+724,638	$3.21	1,316,004
9 Dec 2025	Richard Sneider	Treasurer & CFO	Sale to Issuer	-20,606	$2.66	610,277
9 Dec 2025	Paul Baker	COO for Government & Industrial and Strategic Business Officer	Sale to Issuer	-19,666	$2.66	524,865
9 Dec 2025	Michael Murray	Chief Executive Officer	Sale to Issuer	-93,477	$2.66	2,574,131
1 Sep 2025	Erich Manz	Chief Financial Officer	Other Acquisition	+400,000	–	400,000
1 Sep 2025	Erich Manz	Chief Financial Officer	Initial Statement of Beneficial	+0	–	–

From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.

Short interest, by report

Report date	Shares short	% of float	Days to cover
15 Sep 2026	26,232,459	14.5%	8.5
31 Aug 2026	26,528,216	14.7%	7.7
14 Aug 2026	26,014,281	14.4%	5.1
31 Jul 2026	27,141,585	15.2%	6.4
15 Jul 2026	28,008,720	15.7%	6.8
30 Jun 2026	28,035,349	15.7%	3.7

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